I tried very hard not to expect too much as I drove out to Abbotsford for the third time on Saturday. On Tuesday I'd taken my 44 pieces out to Herman Venema's pottery workshop and together Herman, Dave Dobie and I loaded the big salt kiln. There is no build-up of salt on the inside walls and the shelves and posts were all painted with…
When I got home from Abbotsford today Al had started to photograph yesterday's hot new pots. These are the plates painted at the latest Painting Raid. Monique Fouquet painted a platter with transparent ovals on grey. Renée van Halm painted four plates with bold versions of her collages. And Eric Metcalfe painted his designs with red and black on…
Tomorrow I shall drive out to Abbotsford to join Dave Dobie and Herman Venema in loading the salt kiln on Herman's property. On Wednesday when we're salting it'll be the first time I've been able to participate in a salt-only firing in 2 1/2 years, since the fabulous month-long residency in Medicine Hat in 2010. Since then I have had pots fired in salt, mainly…
Lots of our members came to the opening of 'Various Vases' at Deer Lake Art Gallery. I took photos of the pottery and the potters. There was a feeling that the work was well displayed on the plinths, a coffee table and the mantelpiece and that the work was hugely varied and interesting. Some of the drawings complementing the pots were very good and led…
Every once in a while we challenge the members of TriCity Potters to make something they may not ordinarily do. Then we display them and discuss them. We've undertaken handles, butter dishes, bowls, candle holders and now containers for flowers. For this year's challenge we've secured a show time at Burnaby Arts Council's Deer Lake Art Gallery, had 44 pieces entered and now, tomorrow the…